Numbers 4:5

Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 4

“And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:”Numbers 4:5

What Does Numbers 4:5 Mean?

Numbers 4:5 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 4, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Numbers 4:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 40:3“And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.”1 Chronicles 23:26“And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.”Revelation 11:19“And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.”Exodus 35:19“The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.”1 Chronicles 15:15“And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.”Matthew 27:51“And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;”Hebrews 9:3“And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;”Exodus 25:10“And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.”Exodus 26:14“And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.”Exodus 26:31“And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:”Exodus 31:10“And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,”Exodus 36:35“And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.”Exodus 37:1“And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:”Numbers 2:16“All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.”Numbers 3:27“And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.”Numbers 4:15“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”Numbers 10:14“In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.”1 Samuel 4:4“So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.”2 Samuel 6:2“And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.”Isaiah 25:7“And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.”

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